PRESTON ES

PRESTON ES is an elementary school of moderately sized scale in Preston, Oklahoma, one of the schools within PRESTON, serveing 392 students in grades pre-K through 8.

PRESTON comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 590 students; PRESTON ES is among them.

On demographics, PRESTON ES logs that the most-represented group is multiracial (33%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 25% White, 22% Native American, 10% Black, 7% Hispanic.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.5:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.6:1 average. Around 70% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), PRESTON ES tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 31.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 36.8%.

In the surrounding community, Okmulgee County reports that median household earnings sit near $54,029, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. In all, Okmulgee County runs 23 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,097 students), of which PRESTON ES is one.

Nearest neighbor: PRESTON HS, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PRESTON ES has held roughly steady, going from 386 students in 2018 to 392 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share edged down from 17% to 10%.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.